Casas Javer, one of the biggest housing developers in Mexico, reported a 20.3 percent increase in net earnings, to MX$2.32 billion 4Q17 from MX$1.93 billion 4Q16, and a 7.2 percent full year increase to MX$7.56 billion compared to MX$7.05 billion in FY16. The financial growth was mainly due to a 2.2 percent increase in the [...]Read Full Article →

In an excerpt from his exclusive interview with Mexico Infrastructure and Sustainability Review 2018, Marco Vigueras, Country Senior Officer at Nokia, where he discusses how Nokia made the leap from a notorious cell phone company to a Smart Cities developer. THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF THE 2018 EDITION OF MEXICO INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW. [...]Read Full Article →

CEMEX reported today an increase in net sales for FY17 to US$3.1 billion, increasing 8 percent compared to US$2.87 billion FY16. Net sales for 4Q17 were US$781 million compared to US$701 million in 4Q16. The gross profit for Mexico was US$1.86 billion, a 10 percent boost from the US$1.5 billion FY16. The company’s FY17 performance [...]Read Full Article →

In an excerpt from his exclusive interview with Mexico Infrastructure and Sustainability Review 2018, Julio Amodio, Director General of CAABSA Infraestructura, where he discusses the challenges they have encountered while working on the Mexico-Toluca Interurban Train. THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF THE 2018 EDITION OF MEXICO INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW. IF [...]Read Full Article →

There’s no denying that cities are the future homes of society. Highly densified urban centers where one can work, live and play in one place, by 2020 more than two thirds of the population will live in cities, and in Mexico this figure will be more than 90 percent. Urbanization is occurring at such a [...]Read Full Article →

BBVA Group reported a boost in net attributable profit of €3.52 billion for FY17, up 1.3 percent on FY16. Net interest income was €17.76 billion, increasing 4.1 percent compared to 2016. Banking activity in Mexico outperformed FY16, with a 12.7 percent growth in net attributable profit, to €2.16 billion. The operating income for the [...]Read Full Article →

Mexico is becoming more urbanized than ever before with cities often offering a better quality of life and access to job opportunities than rural areas, causing a major shift in the country’s demographics. But this comes with a need for more advanced mobility solutions. Developers and companies that specialize in mobility see these gaps as [...]Read Full Article →